Legal Opinion
D'Addario v. McNab
New York Court of Appeals
Decided March 21, 1973PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBreitel, J.
A proposition submitted to the town electors of the Town of Brookhaven at the last general election was carried by the slender margin of 191 votes out of about 72,000 votes cast. The large turnout of voters and the large vote cast on the proposition was undoubtedly due to the national presidential contest and the widespread public interest in the proposition. It would have changed the town board from a body, all of whose *87members are elected at large, into one of representatives elected by districts.
Unfortunately, the proposition was not submitted in the manner required by law. The Appellate…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Burke v. KernNew York Court of Appeals · 1941
- Lane v. JohnsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1940
- People Ex Rel. Goring v. President & Board of TrusteesNew York Court of Appeals · 1895
- Salducco v. EtkinNew York Court of Appeals · 1935
- Town of Cortlandt v. Village of PeekskillNew York Court of Appeals · 1939
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- Krug v. County of LewisAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
- Lewis v. KleinNew York Court of Appeals · 1978
- Roe v. PalmerNew York Supreme Court · 1979
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